2/19/08

Many of us who use Poser are hobbyists, or at least not professionals. I for one do not have a deep pocket of money, and no time or real need to learn how to use a dozen software packages. To extend a metaphor I have previously used, those of us who are highly invested in Poser have painted ourselves into a corner. We cannot just go out and buy a few other very expensive programs, so, we might as well learn to use the one we already have as well as possible. Hence, we have a POSER FORUM to help us do so.

I have installed every version of D|S that has come out since I first became interested in CG, and I have uninstalled the software in one or two days. While many novices may find D|S easier to use, I (as a novice) do not. Poser was by far easier for me to learn, and deal with. I like Poser (7), I have Poser, and I use Poser. I will probably buy Poser X, when it comes out. I am really not too obstinate to consider other possibilities. I have considered them, and Poser is the best program for me to use to do what I want to do.

And, D|S is not free. The base program may be, and a few plug-ins, but it is every bit as expensive as Poser if you want or need all of the available plug-ins. If one wants D|S to do nearly what Poser 7 can do one will need every plug-in, or several other programs. DAZ’s business model is free or cheap base software (figures, etc.) and expensive or numerous add-ons. It is a different business model, but not a better one.

D|S and Poser are mutually incompatible. One may not be very well able to use Poser base figures or G2 figures in D|S, but DAZ figures all have known idiosyncratic problems with Poser. Problems that have been known for years and never get fixed.

D|S is extendable through plug-ins, and I believe the SDK is free? So, why doesn’t an enterprising software programmer build a D|S bridge to and from Poser, and then each community can contribute more than just comments to the other community. Unless D|S is simply not that flexible, this should be easier than making plug-ins for Poser to send data to high-end applications.

LMK

Probably edited for spelling, grammer, punctuation, or typos.